New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-18
GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD.
dwelling Of the Magnificent Statue In the Nation.
Al Capital by the Army Of the Cumberland.

| President Garfield was represented on the
platform by his two sons, james aud
! Harry" Mrs. Garfield did not feelable to
be present, but sent a letter Of regret TO the
society. The administrations Of President
Garfield appeared in the person OF Wayne
Mac Veagh, his attorney general. and Mr.
| Window, his secretary Of the treasury.
The present administration was represent
ed by the president and the members OF the
cabinet, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom,
! in mourning dress, were present. and the
most prominent persons in the social
world who still remain here were there.
| Promptly at IL o'clock Gen. Baird, chief
marshal Of the parade, gave the signal for
! marching and the procession started A
platoon OF mounted police led the way,
followed by Gen. Baird and his aides, who
| preceded a carriage in which were seated
Generals Sherman, Sheridan and Rose
Grams, three OF the four living command
ers Of the Army OF the Cumberland,
Gen. Buell., the remaining commander,
being unable to be present.
| They were soon followed by President
! Cleveland, escorted by Gen. Anderson and
Secretary and Mrs Fairchild, Col. and Mrs.
| Lamont, Postmaster General Villas and
! Secretary Lamar. Mrs. Cleveland came
accompanied by Mrs. Folsom, Miss Bay ard
! and Miss Welsh, just after ] O'Clock, and
| took her seat beside the presidents chair.
! Ex-Secretary Window and ex-Attorney
General McVeagh, of President Garfeld's
cabinet, were among the guests present
| The marine band surrounding the m onu-
| mentstruck up Hail to the Chief land amid
I, the clapping OF hands the American flag en-
! veloping the statue was dropped and the
| bronze image stood exposed to the rays OF
| the midday sun.
The statue, which is a bronze, is a de-
| sign OF the sculptor, J. @. A. Ward, who al
SO designed the equestrian statue OF Gen.
| Thomas in Washington. It is ten feet six
inches in height and represents Garfield
1 facing the west in the act OF delivering an
address with his right hand resting on a
| column and a manuscript held in his left
Recumbent ideal figures at each corner of
the triangular PEDESTAL represent the stu
dent, the warrior and the statesman, typi.
flying the three epochs in Gen. Garfield's
career. Bronze tablets above the figures
bear globe, a trumpet and sword and a
laurel wreath enclosing the scales OF JUS
tice.
Gen. Sheridan then introduced the orator
OF the day, Gen. j. Warren Keller, who, on
part OF the monument committee, deliver
ed an address transferring the statue to
Gen. Sheridan.
Gen. Sheridan, in behalf OF the society,
then transferred the statue to president
Cleveland in the foil owing words:
Mr.. President: This statue which has
been unveiled in your presence was erected
by the comrades OF Gen. Garfield belonging
to the army Of the Cumberland They rec
ognized his merit as a soldier, and they
wished to pay some testimony to the merit
and to his worth as a man. / have the
honor, sir in behalf OF the Society Of the
Army OF the Cumberland to ask you, as
the representative Of the American people,
to accept thestatue from their hands as it
was given to me.
President Cleveland, who arose al Gen.
Sheridan began speaking. replied
Fellow Citizens: In performance OF the
duty assigned to me on this occasion, 1
hereby accept on behalf of the people OF
the United States, this complete and beau
tiful statue. Amid the interchange offrater-
nal greetings between the survivors OF the
Army OF the Cumberland and their former
foes upon the battle field, and while the
Union general and the peoples president
awaited burial, the common grief OF the
magnanimous survivors and mourning cit.
liens found expression in the determine
tion to erect this tribute to American
greatness, and thus to-day in it's
symmetry and beauty it presents sign OF
animosities forgotten, an emblem OF a broth
erhocd redeemed, and a token OF q nation
restored. Monuments and statues multiply
throughout the land fttingly illustrative
OF the love and affection of our grateful
people, and commemorating brave and
patriotic sacrifices in war, fame in peaceful
pursuits, or honor in public station. But
from this day forth, there shall stand at
our seat OF government, this statue OF q
distinguished citizen who in his life and SER
vices combined all those things and more,
which challenge admiration in American
character, loving tenderness in every do
nestle relation, bravery on the field OF
L
OF legislation and the highest honor and
dignity in the chief magistracy OF the ma
ton. This stately effigy shall not fail to
teach every beholder that the source of
American greatness is confined to no con-
dition, nor dependent alone for its growth
and development upon favorable sur
roundings. The genius OF our national
life beckons to usefulness and honor those
in every sphere and offers The highest pre-
ferment to manly hopes and sturdy,
honest effort, chastened and consecra ted
by patriotic hopes and aspirations. AS
long as this statue stands let ii be proudly
remembered that to every American citizen
the way is open to fame and station until
he
Moving up from high to higher,
Becomes on fortunes browning slope,
The pillar OF a peoples hope,
The center OF a worlds desire.''
NOT can we lOTgeG UNaU IL also CeacneS
our people sad and distressing lesson,
and the thoughtful citizen, who views it's
fair proportions connot fail to re-
call the tragedy OF death which
brought grief and mourning toevery house
hold in the land. But while American citi-
zenship stands aghast and affrighted that
| murder and assassination should lurkin the
midst OF a free people and strike down
the head OF their government, a fearless
search and the discovery OF the origin and
| hiding place OF these hateful and unnatur-
| al things should be followed by a solemn
resolve to purge forever from our political
methods and from operations OF our govern
ment, the peryersions and misconceptions
which gave birth to passionate and bloody
thoughts. II from this hour our admira-
ton for the bravery and nobility OF the
American manhood and our faith in the
| possibilities and opportunities OF citizen
| ship be renewed, if our appreciation OF the
| blessing OF a reyered union and loye for
| our government be strengthened, and if
our watchfulness against the dangers of q
mad chase after partisan spoils be quick